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Overview

The Welding Shop Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective execution of production within the Welding Department, owning departmental performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. The Supervisor leads and develops Team Leads and employees to execute the production plan, maintain quality standards, and continuously improve departmental performance.

Responsibilities

  • Own daily Welding Department performance and execution of the production plan.
  • Lead, coach, develop, and hold Team Leads and employees accountable for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, attendance, and behavior.
  • Establish staffing, work assignments, and priorities to maximize production flow and resource utilization.
  • Lead daily shift start-up and Tier 1 management; identify constraints, remove barriers, and escalate issues when necessary.
  • Ensure welding is performed to approved WPSs, drawings, work instructions, customer requirements, and established processes.
  • Ensure teams are staffed and have material, equipment, tooling, training, and information required to execute the work.
  • Monitor and improve schedule attainment, productivity, labor utilization, First Pass Yield, rework, and overall department performance.
  • Maintain a safe, organized, and production-ready work environment and enforce 6S and safety standards.
  • Stop, contain, and escalate work when safety, quality, or process requirements cannot be met.
  • Partner with Quality, Engineering, Process CWI, Welding Quality & Training, Planning, Maintenance, Materials, and other functions to resolve constraints and improve performance.
  • Provide clear performance reporting, recovery plans, and escalation of risks to leadership.
  • Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and process discipline.
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How this job compares in Chandler, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chandler, AZ currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$36/hr across 11 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Chandler, AZ

We're tracking 61 other active welding openings in Chandler, AZ right now, from 31 different employers. 22 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 500 other active welding openings from 273 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chandler, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (20), EZARC (19), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Mesa at $33/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - WELDING figures were last recalculated when this page was built.